Condiment-holder.



0. BITTER.

GONDIMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1912.

1,046,494. Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

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CLYDE BITTER, OF BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY.

CONDIMENT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 19, 1912. Serial No. 704,479.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CLYDE BITTER, a c1t1- zen of the United States,residing at Brldgeton, in the county of Cumberland and State of NewJersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Condiment-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in condiment holders, the, objectof the invention being to provide a condiment holder in which thecondiment may be readily ejected. regardless of the condition of thesame.

A further object is to provide a condiment holder in which a rotaryagitator is provided and which is adapted to be turned by the movementof a rotary false bottom on the closed end of the condiment holder toagitate the condiment and also force it through the perforated end of acondiment holder.

A further object is to provide a condiment holder of this characterwhich permits of the ejection of the condiment without the necessity ofshaking the condiment holder.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims. 1

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal sectionillustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a view in section on the line2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view, and Fig. 4 is a View inelevation on an enlarged scale of the journal 7 My improved condimentholder comprises a body 1 screw-threaded at one end to receive aremovable perforated cap 2, and at its other end closed by a bottom 3.

4, represents a false bottom having a circular flange 5 which bearsagainst the bottom 3, and is confined by the inwardly turned edges 6 ofthe side walls of body 1. This false bottom is connected to the mainbottom and held in operative relationship thereto by means of a journal7. j

The bottom 3 is provided centrally with a circular bearing 8 in which acircular portion 9 of journal 7 is adapted to turn, a flange 11 beingprovided on said journal located against the inner face of the bottom 3and limiting the movement of the journal in one direction.

False bottom 4 is provided centrally with opening 12 through which thean angular angular portion13 of journal 7 is projected, so that thejournal and the false bottom 4 are compelled to turn together. On thelower end of thejournal 7, a conical head 14 is provided. In back ofsaid head 14, the journal is reduced in diameter forming a neck 15 ofless diameter than the head 14. When this journal is forced through thefalse bottom 4, its conical head 14 is forced through the centralopening in a spring plate 16. This spring plate 16, around its centralopening, is provided with a series of radial slits 17 so that apluralityof spring tongues are provided which spring into contact with therestricted neck 15, and tension is exerted on the plunger by reason of aplurality of radial spring arms 18 on the spring plate 16 which bearagainst the under face of false bottom 4.

The upper end of journal 7 located within the body 1 is made angular asshown at 19 to enter an angular opening 20 in a central hub 21 on oneend of an agitator 22. This agitator comprises a plurality of bowed armswhich are positioned radially with relation to each other, and in closeproximity to the side wall of body 1. The agitator is of such alengththat its upper end is in close proximity to the perforated cap 2, andwhen the body portion is held at an incline or horizontal, and the falsebottom turned, the agitator will cause the condiment to move to theperforated cap and be ejected therethrough without the necessity ofshaking the body. Where the condiment is damp and the particles sticktogether, they can be readily broken up by the movement of the agitatorand the condiment ejected regardless of its condition.

Patented Dec. 10,1912.

The circular bearing 8 and the opening 12 are formed by stamping themetal, so that flanges are formed around the openings to give strengthand extended bearing surface to the walls of the opening as seen mostclearly in Fig. 1.

In assembling the device, journal 7 is projected through the bearing 8,and then through the opening 12 in false bottom 4 and forced through thecentral opening in spring plate 16. The agitator may be positioned onthe angular end 19 of the journal, and when the cap 2 is screwed inplace, the device is ready for use.

While my improved condiment holder .the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desiretosecure by Letat its lower end, and a spring ters Patent is: y

1. A condiment holder comprising a body, a journal projected through thebottom of thebody, a fiangeon the journal positioned agains't'the innerface of the bottom, a spring exerting a longitudinal pull on the journalpressing the flange against the bottom, an agitator constructed to turnwith the journal and located inside of the body, and a false bottom onthe body constructed to turn the journal, substantially as described.

2. A condiment holder comprisinga body, a journal projected through thebottom of the body, an agitator constructed to turn with the journal andlocated inside of the body, a false bottom on the body constructed toturn the journal, said journal having a conical head and a restrictedneck portion plate having an opening and radial slits to receive theconical'head and grip the neck portion of the journal, substantially asdescribed.

3. A condiment holder comprising a body, a journal projected through thebottom of the body, an agitator constructed to turn with the journal andlocated inside of the body, a false bottom on the body constructed toturn the journal, said journal having a conical head and a restrictedneck portion at its lower end, a spring plate having an opening andradial slits to receive the conical head and grip the neck portion ofthe journal, said spring plate having a plurality of radial arms bearingagainst the under ing therein, a false bottom, a circular flangeon thefalse bottom positioned against the bottom, said false bottom having acentral angular opening therein, a journal mounted to turn in the.bearing in the bottom, and having an angular portion located in theangular opening in the false bottom, a flange on the journal positionedagainst the inner face of the bottom, an angular end on said journalwithin the body, an agitator, and'a hub on said agitator having anangular opening receiving the last-mentioned angular end, substantiallyas described.

5. A condiment holder comprising abody, a bottom on the body having acentral bearing therein, a false bottom, a circular flange on the falsebottom positioned against the bottom, said false bottom having a centralangular opening therein, a journal f mounted to turn in the bearing inthe bottom and having an angular portion located in the angular openingin the false bottom, a flange on the journal positioned against theinner face of the bottom, an angular end on said journal within. thebody, an

agitator, a hub on said agitator having an angular opening receiving thelast-mentioned angular end, a conical head on the lower end of saidjournal, a restricted neck back of said head, and. a springplate throughwhich said head is projected engaging the neck portion of the journaland bearing against the under face of the falsebottom, substantially asdescribed. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLYDE BITTER.

Witnesses Gno. A. BOWEN, L. ELLA Cox.

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